178 results for: Police and Law Enforcement
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Mariana Matthews writing a parking ticket, Seattle, May 7, 1991
In the spring of 1991, the city of Seattle's Parking Enforcement Unit ran a 2-week experiment to see whether foot patrols might be more efficent than the usual three-wheeled gas-powered carts. Officer Mariana Matthews, shown here on foot patrol writing an overtime parking citation near Pike Place Market, reports that while she is no fan of the scooters, she does…
ID Number:2000.107.178.07.01
Date:1991
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Crowd gathered after bank robbery at Pike Place Market, Seattle, November 6, 1964
In November 1964 the Pike Place Market branch of the National Bank of Commerce was robbed of $870 by a man carrying a small pistol. Six days later Seattle Police officers investigating Charles Walter Endicott (b. 1938) for illegal possession of narcotics arrested him for the robbery as well. Endicott, who identified himself as an unemployed salesman, later plead guilty…
ID Number:2000.107.179.19.02
Date:1964
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Seattle Police Department bicycle patrol, Seattle, June 5, 1990
Although bicycle patrol units had been used in some large cities in the 19th century, bicycles were gradually dropped in favor of motorcycles or cars. The Seattle Police Department re-instituted the practice in 1987, starting with two officers. Bicycles allowed the officers to move about the urban and suburban setting quickly and easily.Here, Alex Wiggins, Tony Little, and Steve Kilburg…
ID Number:2000.107.180.15.01
Date:1990
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Officer with police dog, Seattle, October 9, 1973
Sasha, a four-year old German shepherd, received her graduation diploma from training master Larry S. Franklin at a ceremony at the Seattle Police Athletic Association training facility. She had undergone ten weeks of training in order to join the K-9 unit. Her duties will include tracking down robbery suspects and locating stolen property. Caption information derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.180.15.02
Date:1973
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King County Sheriff officers watching CCA demonstrators at Sea-Tac airport, November 6, 1969
Founded in Seattle in 1969, the Central Contractors Association (CCA), sought equal compliance in contracts granted on Federal building projects. Leader Tyree Scott (1940–2003) was a civil rights activist deeply involved in many minority workers’ and equal opportunity organizations. At the time, because of union control over the local labor market, it was almost impossible for Black workers and Black contractors…
ID Number:2000.107.216.06.02
Date:1969
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Tyree Scott and Sam Martinez being arrested during UWCA protest, Seattle, June 8 1972
The United Construction Workers Association (UCWA) was founded in 1970 by Tyree Scott (1940-2003), an electrician who had become a Seattle civil rights activist. The UCWA began with the goal of uniting minority construction workers to promote their employment in the construction industry and prevent discrimination. Because of union control over the local labor market, it was almost impossible for Black workers…
ID Number:2000.107.216.06.05
Date:1972
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CCA demonstrators sit-in at Sea-Tac Airport, November 6, 1969
Founded in Seattle in 1969, the Central Contractors Association (CCA), sought equal compliance in contracts granted on Federal building projects. Leader Tyree Scott (1940–2003) was a civil rights activist deeply involved in many minority workers’ and equal opportunity organizations. At the time, because of union control over the local labor market, it was almost impossible for black workers and black contractors…
ID Number:2000.107.216.06.06
Date:1969
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Jurors reenacting Larry Ward shooting on 24th Avenue, Seattle, May 27, 1970
On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970) as he fled from police after attempting to light a bomb fuse at Hardcastle Realty at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in the Central Area. Police were alerted to the attempt by the FBI, who had been watching the property, expecting Black Panther involvement in…
ID Number:2000.107.222.07.01
Date:1970
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Protesters blocking I-5 after Rodney King verdict, Seattle, May 1, 1992
In this image, Washington State Patrol troopers meet protesters blocking the northbound lanes of Interstate 5, just north of downtown Seattle. About 200 peaceful demonstrators blocked traffic for two hours to protest the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers charged with using excessive force in the March 3, 1991 arrest of African-American taxi driver Rodney King (1965-2012).…
ID Number:2000.107.246.04.03
Date:1992
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State Representative Mike Ross being arrested at UCWA protest, June 7, 1972
A 1970 federal court order established minority hiring percentages for construction unions. Two years later, the United Construction Workers Association (UCWA), a minority group, protested Seattle’s ongoing non-compliance with the order. In early June, they closed down a number of construction sites around Seattle. Despite a temporary restraining order from the King County Superior Court, UCWA members gathered June 7…
ID Number:2000.107.19720608.2.05
Date:1972